WASHINGTON– Assistant of Homeland Safety and security John F. Kelly has actually prolonged Temporary Protected Standing(TPS)for qualified nationals of Haiti( as well as qualified people without citizenship that last constantly stayed in Haiti)via Jan. 22, 2018. After consulting with the suitable UNITED STATE government companies and examining country conditions, Secretary Kelly has figured out that a minimal, six-month extension is called for. Although Haiti has actually made substantial development in recuperating from the January 2010 quake that motivated its designation, conditions in Haiti supporting its classification continue to be fulfilled currently.

Present recipients of Haiti’s TPS designation seeking to expand their TPS has to re-register by July 24, 2017. TPS beneficiaries who re-register may request a brand-new Work Authorization Document(EAD). Those who re-register and also request a brand-new EAD throughout the 60-day re-registration duration could receive an automated expansion of their expiring EAD for approximately 180 days from the date their current EAD runs out. Current EADs will certainly not be automatically prolonged without a brand-new EAD request. If a beneficiary’s EAD demand is accepted, they will certainly obtain a brand-new EAD with an expiry day of Jan. 22, 2018. TPS recipients are highly motivated to re-register and also submit their EAD applications as early as possible to prevent gaps in the documentation of work permission.

Throughout this six-month expansion, beneficiaries are encouraged to plan for their go back to Haiti in the event Haiti’s designation is not extended once more, including asking for updated traveling papers from the government of Haiti. At the very least 60 days prior to Jan. 22, 2018, Assistant Kelly will re-evaluate the designation for Haiti as well as will establish whether another extension, a redesignation, or a discontinuation is necessitated, in full compliance with the Immigration as well as Race Act. The designation of TPS was planned by Congress to be short-lived, and also the Assistant will fully re-evaluate the country problems to figure out whether Haiti’s TPS designation must proceed.

To re-register, existing TPS beneficiaries have to send: · Type I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Condition (Re-registrants do not need to pay the Form I-821 application charge). · The biometric service charges(or a fee-waiver request)if they are 14 years of ages or older.